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Daily Newscast for Thursday, October 3, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, October 3, 2024.

- The Arkansas Supreme Court has ordered the secretary of state's office to continue counting signatures for an amendment to expand medical marijuana

- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is joining 12 other states in challenging a federal rule he says would reduce monitoring of prisoner phone calls

- The former mayor of El Dorado has been arrested on a theft charge

- Arkansas state revenue came in higher than expected for September

- A company that owns a cryptocurrency mine in Faulkner County is suing the county, alleging it is being unfairly targeted

- Little Rock celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, raising awareness of city services and benefits for residents

Listen to live newscasts from Little Rock Public Radio each weekday during NPR's Morning Edition from 6 to 9 a.m., during All Things Considered from 4 to 6 p.m., and online at littlerockpublicradio.org.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.